Beriah Palmer

Beriah Palmer (1740-20 May 1812) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-NY 11) from 1803 to 1805, preceding Peter Sailly.

Biography
Beriah Palmer was born in Cornwall, Orange County, New York in 1740, and he practiced law in New York City before moving to Ballston Spa, Saratoga County in 1774. He served in the militia during the American Revolutionary War and, after the war, served in local politics before serving as Saratoga County supervisor from 1790 to 1791 and in 1799, a judge of the Court of Commons Pleas in 1791, a member of the State Assembly from 1792 to 1795, a member of the US House of Representatives from 1803 to 1805, and surrogate of Saratoga County from 1808 to 1812, when he died in office.